When the class started, everyone became quiet. They didn't want to be the first ones to make the instructor angry.
"It's very nice to see you all after the tests. I hope you had a good break before coming here. To start us off, I will first give you information about the academy that will help you become stronger. Please pay attention to this because what I am saying will aid you greatly in training." She said.
Everyone quickly started paying attention.
"So, to start everything, I will talk about the New Student Ranking. That is something that you all have probably checked in the two days you have been here. If you haven't already, then please do. Your position in the ranking will decide what resources will be given to you.
The 51st to 100th positions in the rankings will be given 5 Aura Gathering Pills each and 1000 points. 21st to 50th positions will be given 5 Aura Gathering Pills, 1 Aura Essence Pill, and 5000 points."
The minute the Aura Essence Pill was mentioned, everyone around Leo had a surprised expression on their faces. Leo looked around and saw these expressions with confusion. He didn't know what the Aura Essence Pill was, so he didn't know the significance of the pill.
"As for the 11th to 20th ranks, they will receive 3 Aura Essence Pills, 5 Aura Gathering Pills, and 10000 points. The 6th to 10th ranks will receive 5 Aura Essence Pills and 20000 points. As for the 1st to 5th ranks, you will get 5 Aura Essence Pills, a Body Tempering Pill, and 50000 points," she continued. She looked at Leo's group for a second when she said that before looking away. After all, there were 3 rankers out of the first fifteen places in that group.
Everyone sucked in the air. Leo was starting to get curious at this point. He didn't know what any of the pills he was going to receive was.
"I only included aura-related pills, but if you happened to be a mage in those rankings, then you would receive pills that would help you as a mage, Now, I am sure all of you want to receive these benefits.
These people can receive these benefits twice every year. They will receive their first round of benefits this week, and the rest in 6 months. But if you steal their spot, then you can receive those benefits instead of them.
The way to do that is to purchase a challenge. Each challenge is 5000 points. The only way to earn these points is to get them through the ranking or earn them in missions. You can complete these missions in the Mission Hall.
But to become stronger and finish more rewarding missions, you will want to listen to what I'm saying."
She took a breath of air before continuing.
"The first training area is something that you are all familiar with – the Gravity Steps. It exerts a pressure on your body and requires you to use rotate aura to advance forward. This will help you increase your aura circulation as well as temper your body. Each use of the Gravity Steps will cost 1000 points.
Along with that, another valuable resource that we have is the Trial Tower. This is a tower where you can fight against illusions of monsters that will let you accurately test your strength without worry about any injuries. This will also cost 1000 points for every use.
And finally, don't forget that you can get pills at the points shop. You can trade for valuable pills like the Aura Gathering Pill and the Aura Essence Pill as well." She said.
Everyone made a mental note of all this information.
"Okay, now that's all the details that you need to know, I will now start the first class. Since we were talking about the pills that you can receive, I will talk about how pills can be used to increase your strength."
She finally started the class after giving them all the information they needed to know about the academy.
"So, to start, we will consider the Aura Gathering Pill." She said and took out an Aura Gathering Pill from her dimensional ring.
"This Aura Gathering Pill draws a set amount of aura into it that enters the body once you take it. You can take this pill and increase your aura by a small amount. But the natural question that arises is how many of these can you take? If you take them endlessly, shouldn't you be able to infinitely increase your aura?" She posed a question to the students. None of them seemed to know the answer.
"The answer is that you cannot take more than 3 of these pills in single month. In fact, it is recommended not to take more than 2 a month for a normal Aura Knight. Do any of you know why?" She answered her own question while posing another one.
Lyra lifted her hand.
"Yes?" Maria asked her.
"Impurities?" Lyra answered with a little doubt.
Maria nodded. "Yes, partly. Impurities. Each pill has impurities that the body takes time to get rid of. But the other part is that the body simply cannot handle too much aura from pills. It is only designed to take aura from nature. If you feed the body too many pills, the aura from those pills will wreck it."
When she said that, someone lifted their hands. She pointed at them. "Yes?"
"Then why is the academy giving these many pills to the students?" The student asked.
She chuckled. "That is an excellent question. In the end, the pills will be helping you greatly in your progress. Also, I took the case of the Aura Gathering Pill. But what about the Aura Essence Pill? The Aura Essence Pill is a pill that is a level above the Aura Gathering Pill.
The aura within the Aura Essence Pill is a lot more in tune with the aura you can find in nature. It still isn't the same. But it is closer than an Aura Gathering Pill. Along with that, the Aura Essence Pill has lower impurities. You can take 3 or even 4 Aura Essence Pills in a single month.
Does that answer your question?" She asked the student.
The student nodded.
Maria went on. "And for the final part of this lecture. Pills in conjunction. What happens when we use two pills together, whether they are the same pill or different pills.
When you use two of the same pills at the same time, their effect is doubled, but the chance of a backlash is also doubled. The impurities will be entering your body at once and the aura will be circulating through your body in that time. You will have to deal with all of this at once.
But when you take two different pills, then the situation becomes more complicated. The Aura Gathering Pill with the Aura Essence Pill will be less harsh than two Aura Gathering Pills since the Aura Essence Pill will tame the aura of the Aura Gathering Pill."
She looked around for questions but no one had any.
"That's it for today. You can look at your schedule for your next class," she said.
Everyone stood up and started leaving the hall, but Leo didn't. He remained seated, pondering about what he just heard.
